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Sunday, 9 October 2011

What Am I Doing Wrong?

Just a small query that I hope someone can help me with - Cupcake Cases. Why is it that when I bake cupcakes my cake cases lose their colour and become slightly translucent? I had some cake cases once that didn't do this and of course the foil cases remain the same. I am rather baffled and would appreciate some advice on the matter.

4 comments:

I think Cookie Jar is right. If I buy expensive cases I find they are fine, but bulk bought or supermarket ones seem to fade and can look greasy! I initially thought it might be my tins, but they are scrubbed every time they are used, so I think it is just cheap paper!

Thank you Cookie Jar and A Trifle Rushed - I thought that might be the case, I mostly buy my paper cases from the local Cake Icing shop, Hobbycraft or my local Cook Shop! They are quite thick cases before cooking. I think I'll have a look on some websites for better quality cases.

Yes I think supermarket cases always do this. With the ever growing trend of lovely colours and patterns I think the quality has improved, so the end result is still perfect. I remember as a child the cases being greasy, but was happy to peel off and eat, thankful mum had baked fairy cakes!